The tech.mn Podcast

On Episode 33 Kevin McArdle and Jac Stark welcome Zack Steven, Founding Partner of Cloudburst SBC, Monkey Island Ventures, and Augurian, to talk about going from selling candy to a startup studio.

Thanks to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in MN https://www.arthurventures.com

On Episode 32, Kevin McArdle and Jac Stark welcome Mondo Davison & Dario Otero of YouthLens 360 to talk about the journey from being educators to entrepreneurs. They each share the path that brought them to work together.

Thanks to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in MN. https://www.arthurventures.com

On Episode 31, Kevin and Jac welcome Clarence Bethea, CEO and founder of Upsie, to talk about the transition from founder to CEO. Clarence shares the top three things he is focused on and explores the definition of balance as a founder.

Thanks to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of the podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in MN. https://www.arthurventures.com

On Episode 30, Kevin McArdle and Jac Stark welcome Paul DeBettignes, The Minnesota Headhunter to talk about people operations. Paul takes us through the evolution of tech recruiting over the last 20 years and the perceptions of job seekers in MN.

Thanks to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of the podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in MN. https://www.arthurventures.com

On Episode 29, Kevin McArdle and Jac Stark welcome Mary Grove, Partner at Revolution’s Rise of the Rest, to talk about investing outside of Silicon Valley and helping MN thrive.

Mary shares her experiences globetrotting around the world.

Thanks to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital, supporting tech entrepreneurship in MN. https://www.arthurventures.com

On Episode 28, Kevin McArdle and Jac Stark welcome Melissa Kjolsing, CEO and Co-founder of Recovree to talk about the transition from ecosystem builder to founder. Melissa shares how her passion for startup companies was established and grown.

Thanks to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of the podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital, supporting tech entrepreneurship in MN. https://www.arthurventures.com

On Episode 27, Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital, welcomes John Tedesco, CEO and of Drip, to talk about the big news of the week — the acquisition of Leadpages by Canadian holding company Redbrick.

Thanks to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in MN. https://www.arthurventures.com

Hosts Kevin McArdle and Jac Stark welcome Susan Langer, CEO and Founder of Live.Give.Save., to talk about giving back.

Susan shares her story of returning to MN from the east coast and the motivations to start a fintech company with a focus on inspiring social good.

Thanks to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. https://www.arthurventures.com

On Episode 25, Kevin McArdle and Jac Stark welcome Joe Welu, CEO and Founder of Total Expert. Joe takes us through the evolution of Total Expert including his experience with fundraising through angel investors and venture capital.

Thanks to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in MN. Learn more at https://www.arthurventures.com

On Episode 24 Kevin McArdle and Jac Stark welcome Liz Giorgi, co-founder and CEO of soona. We walk through the spectrum of content creation, the soona team, and the democratization of high quality content production.

Thanks to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of the podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital, supporting tech entrepreneurship in MN. https://www.arthurventures.com